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He found a business opportunity in affordable medicines
2017-12-29
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Mohammed Moin remembers the brush with illness that set him on a path to founding bioscience company Somru BioActives.
“I was in my last year in high school - at home in Bangladesh - when my father became seriously ill with esophageal cancer,” Moin said. “The...
Minimum wage keeping up with Island’s growing economy
2017-11-09
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Prince Edward Island’s minimum wage will remain the highest in Atlantic Canada when it increases by 30 cents to $11.55 per hour on April 1, 2018.
“Given Prince Edward Island’s economic growth, it is very important that all Islanders benefit from improved economic...
Immigration agents to help drive rural population growth
2017-11-03
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Aman Sedighi says there are abundant opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs in rural Prince Edward Island – a fact the provincial government wants to tell more people about.
Sedighi runs A-OK Gardens in Brookfield – a 15-acre organic farm – and emigrated with his...
Harvest and Prosper offers experience ‘in the field’
2017-10-27
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When Lorne Valley Ranch developed a new crop - high-bush blueberries - co-owner Phil Jennings IV said the province's Harvest and Prosper program helped fill jobs they were having a hard time filling.
“We had done different things trying to find help, putting ads on...
She’s in the worker’s corner
2017-10-18
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Maureen Peters likes a challenge, and she gets plenty in her role as Prince Edward Island’s worker advisor.
She acts as a free legal service – funded by employers -- that helps injured workers and their families navigate the Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB)...
15,000 people in Atlantic Canada to benefit from Government of Canada and Atlantic provinces’ apprenticeship harmonization efforts
2017-10-13
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To grow our economy and strengthen the middle class, Atlantic Canadians must have access to the skills training they need to find and keep good, well-paying jobs in Atlantic Canada.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour...
Harvest and Prosper fills farm jobs
2017-10-11
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Islanders needing jobs are helping meet the agriculture sector’s workforce demands during its busy harvest season.
Harvest and Prosper is a program supported jointly by the Prince Edward Island government and industry groups. It has opportunities for up to 50...
WorkPEI connects employers with the talent they need
2017-10-06
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When Road Trax -- a Kensington company that provides maintenance for the trucking industry – needed to fill a long-standing vacancy, staff turned to WorkPEI.
Road Trax had been advertising for four months to fill a mechanics position, with no success. But shortly...
Summer student is on road to success
2017-10-04
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Haley Ellis admits she didn’t know much about asphalt when she started this past June as a summer student at the provincial government’s Slemon Park road shop.
The 2017 Westisle Composite High School graduate did know she would begin studying sustainable design...
Apply now for learn grants, support lifelong learning
2017-10-03
Learning Partners Advisory Council member Bonnie Stewart says she wants to see a future where ongoing learning is part of the fabric of life in PEI.
Stewart was the facilitator #LearnDay on September 30. New learn grants were announced at #LearnDay, and Islanders can now apply for these grants to...